Cost of living comparison
Egypt is 72.3% cheaper than Seoul.
If you lived in Egypt instead of Seoul, you would:
pay 68.5% less for restaurants
Seoul
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.84
₩9,271
|
$2.69
EGP128.81
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.08
₩8,241
|
$3.27
EGP156.59
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.56
₩2,120
|
$0.25
EGP11.94
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.82
₩1,109
|
$0.14
EGP6.73
|
|
pay 84.1% less for groceries
Seoul
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.17
₩4,302
|
$0.40
EGP19.22
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.72
₩7,751
|
$1.23
EGP58.79
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.47
₩11,487
|
$2.42
EGP115.70
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.83
₩5,197
|
$1.12
EGP53.62
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.85
₩6,579
|
$1.58
EGP75.84
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.90
₩3,926
|
$0.40
EGP19.33
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.67
₩2,260
|
$0.22
EGP10.51
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.82
₩3,818
|
$0.14
EGP6.61
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.77
₩3,750
|
$0.13
EGP6.03
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.68
₩2,283
|
$0.12
EGP5.70
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.38
₩1,868
|
$0.10
EGP4.81
|
|
pay 72.9% less for transportation
Seoul
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.41
₩7,334
|
$1.02
EGP48.76
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$41.78
₩56,655
|
$7.97
EGP381.81
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,904.23
₩43,263,567
|
$15,876.53
EGP760,396.31
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.96
₩12,155
|
$1.85
EGP88.37
|
|
pay 77.9% less for housing
Seoul
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.92
₩29,718
|
$10.98
EGP526.02
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$768.77
₩1,042,489
|
$109.16
EGP5,228.35
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$592.83
₩803,911
|
$71.02
EGP3,401.31
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$138.80
₩188,213
|
$16.81
EGP805.26
|
|
pay 87.8% less for childcare
Seoul
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$384.99
₩522,060
|
$58.30
EGP2,792.35
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,449.76
₩25,018,704
|
$1,699.22
EGP81,382.85
|
|
pay 66.3% less for entertainment and sports
Seoul
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.80
₩5,150
|
$1.45
EGP69.29
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.92
₩5,322
|
$1.03
EGP49.33
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.42
₩4,635
|
$1.57
EGP75.18
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$52.16
₩70,735
|
$15.18
EGP727.00
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.63
₩14,421
|
$3.13
EGP149.80
|
|
pay 48.4% less for clothing
Seoul
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$60.78
₩82,415
|
$17.23
EGP825.00
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.57
₩59,088
|
$28.02
EGP1,342.15
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$72.02
₩97,656
|
$63.69
EGP3,050.35
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$114.47
₩155,223
|
$28.91
EGP1,384.80
|
|
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